Originally Posted by
Korando-AoC
I don't hate current live class balance so much.
PvP gear changes, and few class tweaks already implemented, made things already a lot better imo.
Mostly it depends on what you call "class balance".
I like the idea that classes should be balanced around group pvp teamplay, and not around "easiness of getting kilks" or "k/d score in random minigames".
This said we all know that unfortunately in random minigames at the end people most of the time just remember the k/d score, and not for example the good job a tank did with carrying flag, or an healer with keeping everyone up. Rarely happens.
But still you can't expect for exqmple to give every class the burst of a sin to equalize kills in minigames.
This said, I'm scared Funcom is going to the wrong direction with new "class balance tweaks".
Imho what is on TL (at least for classes I play) will change more PvE than PvP, and is aimed more to repair some broken feat (that is good) than to truly balance PvP.
About ToS, it could definetely use a "get out of a sh*t" spell imo.
The speedbuff idea (something like demo hands of the underworld, eventually with 2 min cooldown and no snare) would really improve the class and would solve the situational class weakness in bad minigames.
But apart this, I don't really think ToS is weak.
The few times I tried it looked pretty fun and and with some very strong points (CCs, sustained AoE).
It's not a class for beginners, but with just a speedbuff it would get to the top of the food chain imo (look fo example what Ensifer already does).
About other classes, I'd like some changes for Bear Shaman.
Old problems: when feating bubble, though it's still possible to do great ofc in random games, DPS is too low.
On the other side, when feating Muti DPS is ok but we don't have bubble, and that's stupid compared to PoM, who has 2 even longer bubbles and still higher burst.
Maybe Stone Hide would need a buff to 50% damage deflection (imo it's pretty crap for all those points in the featline), and/or Iron Hide should last 2 more secs, or Lycantropic Byte be transormed to something way more useful.. Just the class would need a little bit love imho (little).
I hope devs stop buffing hoxes and people stop crying about those.
They got so much buffed with gear recently (more prot and dedicated accessories) that they are not really weak anymore, and they risk to become op with some morr buffs.
Tanks would need little adjustments (especially DT), but that's all imo, and game is really enjoyable already imho with any class.